at least 14 people died as a result of a flood caused by the Ragas supertayphoon, which fell on Taiwan from the evening of Sunday.
according to the CNA agency, due to heavy rains, Lake Mataina came out of the Hualyan County, which led to flooding of residential quarters in the town Ganfu.
The local emergency services reported 14 dead, 18 wounded and 30 missing. It is noted that most victims were older people who did not have time to evacuate in time.
3000 people are evacuated
The level of water rose to the first floors of the houses, the streets were covered with mud and silt. The railway station and the Mataian River were destroyed in Ganfu.
, rescuers evacuated more than 3 thousand residents from Ganfu, Fenlin and Vanzhun.
Typhun at night approached the southern coast at night. China. The highest level of danger was declared in Hong Kong and the province of Guangdun.
The Hong Kong Observatory warned that the element would be held near the city in the interval from 06:00 to 09:00 local time. All schools were closed in the city, about 600 flights were canceled, the movement of part of the train was suspended.
In China, schools and enterprises
In the province of Guangdun, the first, highest level of typhoon anxiety was also introduced. According to forecasts, a storm with a hurricane wind, rains and high waves will remain until Tuesday evening.
more than 371 thousand people are evacuated from the risk zones, helicopters, drones, drones and about 38 thousand rescuers are used to respond. provinces. 529 flights were canceled in Shenzhen.